2: A tree represents my family and I because each of us are always growing and learning from our mistakes, and we are all connected and supporting each other much like the branches and roots of a tree.

3: Hearts represent my family because we thrive on love and care for one another. When one of us has a bad day, it is the love of each other that we count on to get each other through, and our family is based on the

4: The sun represents my mother for me, without her I couldn't function, she's always there for me and I don't know what I would be able to do without her.

5: A Lake symbolizes the great times and memories my family and I have shared. Every summer my whole family gets together at my grandparents lake house and we spend an entire week lounging around and playing on the lake. A lake for me symbolizes happiness and positivity.

6: God has helped my family in more ways than I can say, but we keep him close in each of our lives, and worshiping and praying to him is a part of our daily lives.

7: Each year my entire family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all travel to my grandparents house, and a Christmas tree for me reminds me of how much family is valued and how important we are to one another.

8: My family, probably more so than others values competition. We all believe its what drives people to succeed, you compete to be the best, and my attitude has become one of doing my best in everything I do, which has really helped me thus far in life.

9: Intelligence has come to be the one thing my parents urge me to work at more than anything else. As a result of this it has become common place to always put forth my best effort in school and try to better myself academically.

11: My car was bought my grandparents for my sixteenth birthday, and I do not know what I would do without it now. It gets me everywhere I need to be, and allows me for an independent life otherwise not possible.

12: It would be safe to say, I have an extremely costly shoe fetish. I have over 20 pairs of these shoes currently and they each cost at least $120, but I can't control myself when it comes to shoes.

13: My punching bag defines my basically because it is my escape from all my frustrations after a hard day. I can just go in my basement and un-load all my stresses and leave a much more cooled down person. I do not know what I would do without it.

14: The single most important organization in my high school career. It has brought me more memories than I can express, and I have taken a leadership role at the state level, which has been the experience of a lifetime. DECA more than any other activity I participate in defines who I am.

15: Spaghetti, Ravioli, any kind of pasta is my favorite. My family keeps boxes upon boxes of noodles and spaghetti sauces in my house, and it is basically the food genre that I live on.

16: I love the water, and in the summer, I go to my grandparents house frequently and water ski all day.

17: Lifting weights, is something I do every single day after school, and these are the people that I usually do it with. I do not know what I would do without these people or exercise for the matter, it is another really big part of my life.